A concerned citizen driving through Seminole, Fla., spotted the helpless gator peeking out onto the road. The driver called the local sheriff's office to report the animal, and police soon arrived at the scene.

Officials found that the alligator had managed to accidentally slip all the way down into a sewer only three blocks from a local elementary school. Wanting to safely fix the situation as soon as possible, police called a professional wildlife trapper for assistance.

The expert arrived and quickly went to work, first taping the alligator's jaws shut to prevent injuries during the rescue operation. With help from nearby civilians and some slippery vegetable oil, the trapper was able ease the animal out of the sewer.

After its embarrassing ordeal, the alligator was untaped and checked for injuries. Luckily, the scaly guy wasn't harmed and is now off to an alligator farm that is a safe distance from any pesky storm drains.

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Devin

According to the Daily Mail, the UK Tabloid, the TMZ of sensationalist journalism?? No wonder , the overstated headline. It's Florida there are alligators all over the place, well not walking the streets but not an unusual sight at all, the picture makes it look like a monster has been captured, they are big animals who aren't use to, and don't like being pulled up backwards through a hole. Animal farm?? Damn that's just to much and certainly not a happy ending at all., along with the fact that this is hardly what one would call news.

Most of the muscle in an alligator's jaw evolved to bite and grip prey. The muscles that close the jaws are exceptionally powerful, but the muscles for opening their jaws are comparatively weak. As a result, an adult human can hold an alligator's jaws shut barehanded. It is common today to use several wraps of duct tape to prevent an adult alligator from opening its jaws when handled or transported.